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· 11/16/2000

Hampton v. Village of Washburn

Citations

  • 739 N.E.2d 1019
  • 251 Ill. Dec. 86
  • 317 Ill. App. 3d 439

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the use of the word “may” in a statute generally suggests a permissive rather than a mandatory reading
  • noting that the use of the word “may” in a statute generally suggests a permissive rather than a mandatory reading

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Judges: Garman

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